Michael Hartman - The Optical Cavity as a Powerful Tool in Experimental Fundamental Physics: A Look at Three Use Cases

jeudi 10 mars 2022, 11:00 → 12:15 Europe/Paris

Paris

ABSTRACT

The Fabry-Perot Interferometric Optical Cavity has unique characteristics compared to split-arm interferometers which make it a powerful tool in experimental physics research.  In this seminar, I recount my experiences in three research groups from varying fields in fundamental physics: interferometric gravitational-wave detection, the search for vacuum birefringence of the quantum vacuum, and the search for axion-like particles as a candidate for dark matter.  In each of these projects, the optical cavity plays a central role in the precision measurement of physical phenomena.

11:00 → 12:15 The Optical Cavity as a Powerful Tool in Experimental Fundamental Physics: A Look at Three Use Cases

The Fabry-Perot Interferometric Optical Cavity has unique characteristics compared to split-arm interferometers which make it a powerful tool in experimental physics research. In this seminar, I recount my experiences in three research groups from varying fields in fundamental physics: interferometric gravitational-wave detection, the search for vacuum birefringence of the quantum vacuum, and the search for axion-like particles as a candidate for dark matter. In each of these projects, the optical cavity plays a central role in the precision measurement of physical phenomena.

Orateur: Michael Hartman (SYRTE)